by storytree | Dec 16, 2014 | Australian stories, Ethical shopping, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Gifts, Public Performances, social justice, Storytelling
Do you need ideas for a last minute, low stuff, low impact Christmas? As we transition not all our choices may be 100% green but with some awareness we can still minimize our Xmas impact! It is a bit late but there are many things you can buy online to speed things...
by storytree | Oct 17, 2014 | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Resources, social justice, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
Many years ago I wrote this article about ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. I was holding off publishing it until I had recorded and/or published my version. However I think this article needs to be released from it’s confines (after eight long years) and...
by storytree | Oct 14, 2014 | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Public Performances, Resources, social justice, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling
This is a guest post by good friend Teeya Blatt, member of ‘The Byron Circle of Tellers’. She wove this exquisite version for our concert at the live performance night ‘ Tintenbar Upfront’. I’ve heard it said that there exist...
by storytree | Sep 17, 2014 | ESL, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Learning to tell stories, Public Performances, Storytelling, Uncategorized
Don’t you love it when you are put in a situation that streeeetches your experience and knowledge, so that you learn new things and develop new skills? This year, Book Week did just that for me! I had been enjoying rave reviews and responses… until I went...
by storytree | Aug 16, 2014 | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Japanese storytelling, Learning to tell stories, Public Performances, Resources, Storytelling, Uncategorized
After my colleague Jackie Kerin (Victoria) inspired me at the National Storytelling Conference to learn the Japanese art of kamishibai storytelling, I just ordered one! Here is a blogpost she wrote about her kamishibai journey. Learn about the art of kamishibai...
by storytree | Aug 14, 2014 | Australian stories, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Storytelling, Uncategorized
At the recent Inaugural Australian Fairy Tale Conference in Sydney, (AFTS) Jo Henwood, not only told a stupendous Australian version of Thumbelina, she also proposed the brilliant idea of national ‘Fairy Tale Rings’. Below is an excerpt of what she...
